The sacraments are configured in theological knowledge, as the actualization and application of the mystery of Christ: an essential body of knowledge that this postgraduate diploma imparts with the depth of a specialization required for Religious Studies professionals”

The sacrament, due to its symbolic or representative reality, is a means of communication with God that incorporates numerous facets of symbolization of great transcendence in the understanding of the religious reality of the Catholic Church. This reality is where the transmission of Christ's redemptive nature resides, and is therefore the basis of Christian dogma. 

In this postgraduate diploma, students will learn about the temporal rhythms and celebratory spaces of Christian liturgy, which will allow them to demonstrate the anthropological anchorage of the temporal rhythms and celebratory spaces of Christian liturgy and to have a specific consideration of the nature and importance of art in the liturgy. 

By developing a focused global understanding of the subject, students will become familiar with the current cultural context of beliefs and scientific theories on the creation and origin of life, will be able to theologically develop a belief-based vision of God's creative action, of the Christian vision of human beings and of the mystery of sin, and will be able to create a dialogue between contemporary cosmological and anthropological visions. 

Another area this postgraduate diploma covers is the theological characteristics that pursue the common good, in order to promote and contribute to a climate of justice and peace in society. Student will become familiar with the biblical, theological and magisterial tradition in order to understand the social reality in light of faith and to engage in argumentative debate on the various forms of social organization. 

Student will recognize the fact of divine revelation, will be able to describe the historical, cultural and religious framework in which the divine revelatory action took place and show how the Holy Scripture presents the history of humanity in a linear sense and not as a cyclical process.

Acquire the foundational knowledge required to discuss liturgical practice and analyze both the plastic arts and sacred music used in the liturgy”

This postgraduate diploma in Sacramentology contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. Its most notable features are: 

• Practical cases that apply the theoretical content through real life situations
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical content with which they are conceived
• The great variety of practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system that enables decision-making in the situations that are presented
• Its intensive focus on practical learning
• High quality theoretical lessons, with questions to the program, discussion forums on controversial topics and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Theology and other related fields, who bring their experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific societies. 

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide students with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed to learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the postgraduate diploma. For this purpose, professionals will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the Revealed Word of God who also have extensive teaching experience. 

Study with the confidence that a high-quality educational institution provides, benefiting from the experience of the best experts and the convenience of a training program that adapts to your needs"

Develop your critical capacity to assess the social world in the light of faith and reflect ethically on social situations and institutions as well as social, economic or political systems"

The main objective of this educational program is to provide students with a complete and current vision of the discipline. Therefore, it focuses on concrete, measurable and useful objectives that will allow students to grow both in their professional and personal lives, turning the knowledge they acquire into real competences. 

Learn to debate and argue about contemporary views in order to understand the relation between creation and sin”

General Objectives

• Provide the necessary context, ideas and perspectives that will enable students to understand the character of Theology
• Present the historical and epistemological configuration of Theology as science
• Justify the recourse of Theology to its sources
• Demonstrate the basic skills to access the tools to study Theology
• Present an overview of the various branches of study in Theology
• Frame fundamental theology as a specialized part of the discipline that seeks to understand the mystery of God in its totality
• Explain the formal theological principles involved in the theological reading of Sacred Scripture: canonicity, inspiration and inerrancy
• Explore the main historical and geographical elements that serve as an aid to the study of the Bible
• Propose hermeneutical principles to properly understand the Bible
• Identify the places and events referred to in Sacred Scripture
• Review different versions of the Bible

Specific Objectives

Module 1. General Sacramentology 

• Present an organic vision of Christian sacramentology 
• Specify the biblical foundation, the historical development and the theological and liturgical dimensions of the sacraments in general 
• Make an assessment of the pastoral practice of Christian initiation in various ecclesial communities 
• Analyze biblical, theological and liturgical texts comparatively and identify in them the parts where they speak about the sacraments in general 

Module 2. Sacraments of Initiation

• Present an organic vision of the sacraments of initiation
• Specify the biblical foundation, the historical development and the theological and liturgical dimensions of Baptism and Confirmation
• Make an assessment of the pastoral practice of Christian initiation in various ecclesial communities
• Analyze biblical, theological and liturgical texts comparatively and identify in them the parts where they speak about the sacraments of initiation 

Module 3. Eucharist 

• Offer sapiential and dynamic knowledge of the Eucharist as the culmination of Christian initiation and as the "source and summit" of the whole being and work of faith as a sacramental actualization of Easter
• Present an organic vision of the Eucharist, indicating its biblical foundation
• Break down the theological and liturgical development in the history of the Eucharist, explaining its underlying theology
• Explain the current celebratory components of the Eucharist
• Evaluate the pastoral practice around the Eucharist in different ecclesial communities

Module 4. Reconciliation and Anointing

• Organically present the Christian doctrine on Reconciliation and Anointing of the sick
• Demonstrate the anthropological anchorage, biblical foundation, historical development, systematic understanding and current elements of the celebration of Reconciliation and Anointing of the sick
• Evaluate the pastoral practice of Reconciliation and Anointing of the sick in various ecclesial communities
• Identify and know the sacramentals related to Reconciliation and Anointing of the sick 

Module 5. Holy Orders 

• Present an organic vision of the sacrament of Holy Orders
• Explain the biblical foundation, theological and liturgical development in history, contemporary theological understanding and current elements of the celebration of Holy Orders
• Explain the components of a theology of Holy Orders and the current elements of its celebration
• Form arguments in favor of the rationality of the project of God for the Holy Orders as proclaimed by the Magisterium
• Make an assessment of the current understanding of the ministry in various areas of the ecclesial and extra-ecclesial community

Module 6. Marriage

• Organically present the Christian vision of marriage
• Identify the anthropological anchorage, biblical foundation and theological and liturgical development in the history of marriage
• Explain the components of a theology of marriage and the current elements of its celebration
• Form arguments in favor of the rationality of the project of God for marriage and family as proclaimed by the Magisterium

Module 7. Sacramental Liturgy 

• Analyze the sacramental economy
• Explore the concept of mystery-sacrament Understand the nature of eschatology
• Make a foundation for Christian hope 

Module 8. Sacramental Law

• Understand sacramental law and its application within the Church
• Clarify the canonical norms that regulate the sacramental practice of the Church, applying them to specific problems
• Learn the general norms for each of the sacraments
• Develop the ability to analyze and interpret canons
• Analyze and interpret concrete cases in which Sacramental Law is applied Explain the actual celebratory components of the Eucharist Evaluate the pastoral practice around the Eucharist in different ecclesial communities

Today more than ever theologians need the endorsement of a solid and up-to-date body of knowledge to confront their experience with the real world with guarantees of success”